IAG CEO Retires and 5 Other Top Aviation Stories This Week

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift

- Jan 11, 2020 1:30 pm

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This week in aviation, IAG CEO Willie Walsh announced he will retire after 40 influential years in the industry, and don’t miss our 2020 megatrends, including an analysis of the rise of ultra-long-haul flights.

The Megatrends Defining Travel in 2020: From the new role of subscription travel to the importance of urban living innovations and the impact of Gen Z, these are among the megatrends in travel we’re watching in 2020.

How Much Did Big Travel Companies Spend on TV Ads in 2019? Airlines, hotels, and booking sites have divergent reasons for leaning into or out of TV advertising. Attracting more direct bookers is always a goal, but sometimes competitive reasons, or the emergence of new platforms, skew the TV budgets.

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